Shaykh Abdur Rahman

Shaykh Abdur Rahman (died 30 March 2007) was the spiritual leader of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh who was executed by hanging in 2007.

Biography
Shaykh Abdur Rahman was born in Bangladesh and studied Islamic law in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and he viewed Jamaat-e-Islami as a sacrilegious organization because of its views of secularism. In response, he formed Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and sought to form an Islamic state based on the Quran and Sunnah. His second-in-command was Bangla Bhai, and the two were alleged to work with al-Qaeda. On 17 August 2005 the JMJB set off 500 bombs in 300 locations across 63 out of 64 districts of Bangladesh, killing two people and wounding 50. Both were convicted of murder and hung in 2007.